Households

Households without children

About this topic

Households without children includes couple-only households and lone person households, grouped by life stage. In this topic, life stage is based on the age of the household reference person rather than on the ages of all people in the dwelling.

This topic is useful for understanding the mix of younger adult, mid-life, and older households and the different housing and service needs they may have. It works best alongside household size, age structure, and dwelling type.

Interpretation notes

  • This is a derived subset of couple-only and lone-person households, not a summary of all household types.
  • The life-stage labels are based on the age of the household reference person, so they simplify the ages of everyone else in the household.

Key insight

In 2021, total households without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Paringa, accounting for 58% (269 households). This share was similar to Renmark Paringa (DC) (58.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in middle-aged lone persons, which decreased by 9 households and 2.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Households without children by life stage

Paringa - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises households without children for Paringa in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Renmark Paringa (DC) and change since 2016.

Households without children by life stage snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Paringa, with comparison markers for Renmark Paringa (DC).

Paringa
Renmark Paringa (DC)

Couples without children

2021 count

139

% of total

30.0%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Lone person households

2021 count

116

% of total

25.0%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

Young lone persons

2021 count

29

% of total

6.3%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Middle-aged lone persons

2021 count

36

% of total

7.8%

Change from 2016

-2.1pp

Older lone persons

2021 count

43

% of total

9.3%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Group households

2021 count

14

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Total households without children

2021 count

269

% of total

58.0%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

Data table

Households without children for Paringa. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).

Households without children for Paringa. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).
Households without children for Paringa. Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Renmark Paringa (DC)%Count%Renmark Paringa (DC)%Countpp
Couples without children13930.0%28.6%14231.1%28.8%-3-1.1pp
Lone person households11625.0%26.9%11625.4%26.7%0-0.4pp
Young lone persons296.3%5.2%316.8%6.0%-2-0.5pp
Middle-aged lone persons367.8%9.4%459.9%9.0%-9-2.1pp
Older lone persons439.3%12.0%429.2%11.8%+1+0.1pp
Group households143.0%2.6%92.0%2.3%+5+1.0pp
Total households without children26958.0%58.1%26758.6%57.8%+2-0.6pp
Total households464100.0%100.0%456100.0%100.0%+80.0pp